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Walter Shapiro: 2020 Democrats may dream big now, but reality will bite them later

by Walter Shapiro September 21, 2019September 20, 2019

The bidding war that has defined the Democratic presidential race reached its apogee of absurdity earlier this month when Bernie Sanders had to explain that, no, he had no plans to erase voters’ credit card bills. Questioned about his proposal to wipe away $81 billion in personal medical debt in a New Hampshire interview, the […]

Op-Eds, Opinion

Jonathan Bernstein: Obstruction of Congress, live on TV

by Jonathan Bernstein September 20, 2019September 19, 2019

The House Judiciary Committee brought in President Donald Trump’s former campaign manager Corey Lewandowski on Tuesday as part of what it’s now calling an impeachment investigation. Indeed, the committee subpoenaed Lewandowski, former White House staff secretary Rob Porter and former White House deputy chief of staff Rick Dearborn to discuss clear evidence of obstruction of […]

Op-Eds, Opinion

Maine Compass: We can’t afford to take abortion rights for granted

by Mary Haley September 20, 2019September 19, 2019

A wave of state bans demonstrates the increasing hostility to reproductive choice and women’s autonomy.

Bill Nemitz, Op-Eds, Opinion

Bill Nemitz: Responding to tragedy as if they were family – because they are

by Bill Nemitz September 20, 2019September 20, 2019

Firefighters from ‘every corner’ of Maine fall in to support their brethren after Monday’s deadly explosion in Farmington.

Op-Eds, Opinion

Maine Compass: Tourism should be part of Maine economic development plan

by Chris Fogg and Steve Hewins September 19, 2019September 18, 2019

The largest private industry in Maine, it creates a diverse and sustainable economy and draws innovators and entrepreneurs.

Maine Voices, Op-Eds, Opinion

Maine Voices: Let’s leverage the tools the Founders gave us to fight climate change

by Sam Saltonstall Special to the Press Herald September 19, 2019September 19, 2019

HR 763 – which would put a fee on carbon and return the proceeds to American households – is an idea whose time has come.

Op-Eds, Opinion

Maine Compass: Youth lead way on climate

by Gail Carlson September 19, 2019September 18, 2019

We need to continue to teach students how to affect change in their communities.

Op-Eds, Opinion

George Smith: To columnist Bill Caldwell, Maine was the ‘best beat of all’

by George Smith September 18, 2019September 17, 2019

Bill Caldwell was one of my favorite newspaper columnists, partly because he really focused on the Maine he and I loved. Bill wrote for the Portland Press Herald twice a week and for the Sunday Telegram on Sundays for 25 years, writing about 3,000 columns before retiring in 1991. He had spent seven years in […]